The woman told investigators Howell then knocked her to the ground and grabbed her neck and hair until another man intervened. An officer said the woman had red marks on her face and a bloody right knee.

Howell is also accused of sending the woman death threats, apparently by cellphone, that included photos of the gun.

He is preliminarily charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, domestic battery and intimidation. His bond was set at $15,000.

The Muncie man was charged in January with domestic battery and criminal confinement, stemming from a Dec. 26 incident. An initial hearing in that Delaware Circuit Court 1 case is set for March 6.

According to court records, Howell has been convicted of criminal trespass, domestic battery, invasion of privacy (twice) and strangulation.

Also on Tuesday, Joiner was arrested after he was accused of assaulting a woman after she asked him to move out of her southside home.

His 40-year-old accuser said the Muncie man smashed her cellphone to prevent her from calling for help, then beat her with several household items, including a mirror, clock and wooden door,

Jackie Joiner(Photo: Photo provided)

The woman said Joiner repeatedly prevented her from fleeing from the house, and attacked her at intervals over the course of a few hours.

An officer wrote the woman had swelling and bruising on both arms, a swollen right eye and a cut on her head.

Joiner denied striking the woman with objects, telling police they had engaged in a "mutual shoving match."

Preliminarily charged with criminal confinement, domestic battery and interference with the reporting of a crime, Joiner was being held without bond due to pending warrants.

His record includes convictions for armed robbery, criminal confinement, criminal recklessness, domestic battery (twice), intimidation, nonsupport of a dependent child, resisting law enforcement, strangulation and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.

Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.